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By Dave Glenn and StaffACCSports.com
April 29, 2005

Today's Best ACC Links

Jon Solomon* of the Columbia (S.C.) State offers some details on
the ACC's
losing effort in its argument against a permanent 12th regular-season game
in college football, including the opposing opinions of Clemson's Tommy
Bowden and South Carolina's Steve Spurrier. Also see Tony Barnhart of the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Liz Clarke of
the Washington Post, and David
Scott of the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer.

Dick Vitale of ESPN.com argues that new USA Basketball chief Jerry
Colangelo should hire Duke's Mike Krzyzewski to lead the U.S. men's
national team, which settled for a bronze medal at the 2002 Athens Olympics
and finished sixth at the 2002 World Championship.

Lorenzo Perez of the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer confirms the news that
Western Carolina will hire N.C. State assistant Larry Hunter as its new
head coach. Also see Tyler Norris Goode of the Asheville (N.C.)
Citizen-Times.

Sammy Batten* of the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer provides some lengthy
reviews of ACC teams' spring football practice, beginning with Duke and
Wake Forest.

Rick Snider* of the Washington Times offers a review of Maryland's
quarterback situation after spring practice, including the news that backup
Jordan Steffy may redshirt in 2005 because of knee and arm injuries that
may require surgery. Also see Doug Doughty* of the Roanoke (Va.) Times on
Virginia sports (including comments from former UVa coach George Welsh
about this year's NFL draft), and Mike Harris* of the Richmond (Va.)
Times-Dispatch on Virginia Tech.

Neil Amato* of the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun catches up with new Carolina
Panthers play-by-play man Mick Mixon, formerly of North Carolina. Also see
Ned Barnett of the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer.